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The Map
The weekly reports consist of spatial displays of
weekly
black fly reports, where your observations are represented by colored
dots on a map of Maine.
How
to participate
Reports on
observations of
black flies are welcomed each week. It is
helpful to have them by Monday evening, for compilation each Tuesday,
through
the end of July.
It is easy and fun. Rate the
severity of black
flies at
locations in Maine where you reside or
visit. The
scale is 1
to 3:
1 = none or
few,
2
= some,
but tolerable
3
= many, a
royal pain.
Don't forget to report a level of "1" before the
flies
start in earnest and keep up the reports after the flies have
disappeared, since an observation of "1" is just as useful and valid
scientifically,
as reports of "2" or "3". Please include the name and
the Maine Atlas map number of the locality or
localities you
are
reporting for.
For future research
Past reports will remain archived, accessible via
the
above menu choice and from the home page, for
your further study. I hope this helps us all to see trends,
and
to use the information,
current and past, to
optimize our outdoors experience. Let me know if you
found
these useful, and/or have comments or
suggestions. Thanks to all who participate!
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June 30, 2009
June 22, 2009 - no new reports.
June 9, 2009
May 19, 2009
May 12, 2009
May 5, 2009
April 28, 2009: This year's first reports come in two full weeks earlier than 2008's first report.
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